Celebrate the Small Things

So, it’s Friday, the day when we get together and share the good things that have happened. I got paint. From a really nice guy who works at Home Depot. I even did the survey thing because I wanted to say how awesome. Now I just have to use the paint to paint the top […]

Friday Fictioneers: Maiden’s Lament

  get the InLinkz code This is my submission for Friday Fictioneers, a weekly blog hop where we all write stories of about 100 words (this one is slightly under – yay) in response to a prompt. To join in and to see more stories, click the blue froggy! Maidenโ€™s Lament I never look back […]

Celebrate the Small Things

It’s Friday and that means it is time to Celebrate! I am celebrating getting slightly ahead of the curve and (mostly) writing this the day before. ๐Ÿ™‚ I have a new garage door that actually opens and closes automatically. This is a small thing which is now nearly a year in the making due to […]

Friday Fictioneers: (Less Than) Half the Story

get the InLinkz code This is my submission for Friday Fictioneers, the weekly 100-word flash fiction sprint helmed by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. For more stories and/or to add your own, click the blue froggy above. It’s been a while since I’ve written as part of this blog hop but the versatility of responses this week’s picture […]

Celebrate the Small Things

For this week’s Celebrate the Small Things, I kind of want to start out by saying this feels like a week where I got nothing done, but usually by the time I’m done typing I realize that isn’t entirely true and it makes me feel better, somewhat. =D I weeded somewhat. Okay I still feel […]

Celebrate the Small Things

Okay it’s been a month since I’ve posted so I feel like Celebrate the Small Things Friday is more like an entire month. My dad turned 80 and we had a lovely surprise party. He also has received a completely unsolicited offer for our childhood home which is a bittersweet blessing because it is time […]

IWSG: Antagonism

It’s June and the first Wednesday of June and that means it is time to post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group, where once a month we get together to share our insecurities, our successes, and generally help share the burden of the writing life. This past month has been a bit crazy. I had […]

Release Day: Trouble By Any Other Name

Lori MacLaughlin, author of Lady, Thy Name is Trouble, is releasing her sequel novel Trouble By Any Other Name today May 23rd. Congrats Lori! Trouble By Any Other Name Tara Triannon is no stranger to trouble. She’s yet to find an enemy her skill with a sword couldn’t dispatch. But how can she fight one […]

Celebrate the Small Things

  This week for Celebrate the Small Things I am celebrating: Getting lots of writing done. 2. Getting a free Cinco de Mayo t-shirt from Moe’s (one of my favorite chain eateries ever!) I got there at opening time and there was literally a line around the store. Someone had even brought lawn chairs to […]

IWSG: May the 4th Be With You!

AND Happy IWSG Day AND Happy Star Wars Day! Today is also Jane Jacobs and my mother’s birthday. (I only knew the first one because of Google.) Today is also a day for me to celebrate those who made it through the A-Z Challenge and all the inspiration I got personally from that great communal […]